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Company warning: Omacor-Amicar Mix-ups

From the December 1, 2005 Issue

Company warning: Omacor–Amicar mix-ups. Our medical director, Russell Jenkins, MD, recently received a communication from Reliant Pharmaceuticals warning about the potential for confusing OMACOR (omega- 3-acid ethyl esters) prescriptions with AMICAR (aminocaproic acid). The letter can be viewed here. Our November 3, 2005 newsletter reported such an incident, and at that time, we had asked the company to take action. Community pharmacies have received a similar letter. We appreciate the timeliness of Reliant’s communication, however, we still feel that these two drug names and 1 g oral dosage strengths are far too similar. Thus, we stand by our recommendation to change the brand name, Omacor.